Bubble Bobble Revolution

"Bubble Bobble Revolution" is a 2D platformer for the Nintendo DS. Developed by a company called Dreams, it was released in Europe in December 2005 by Rising Star Games, Japan in November 2005 by Taito Corporation, and in North America in September 2006 by Codemasters/Taito Corporation.

Game

The game contains both a slightly modified arcade version of Bubble Bobble as well as a new game, Bubble Bobble Revolution, which has improved graphics and sound, but retains the core gameplay style of the classic.

The game received extremely poor reviews, most notably because of a major software bug present in the new game.

Major Bug

A bug in the North American version makes levels 31-100 unplayable since there is no boss to fight in level 30. Codemasters has responded with:

"” We have been looking very hard into this issue with Nintendo and have now determined that all of the cartridges that have been shipped in North America are faulty."

"Needless to say we are extremely sorry that this situation has arisen and would like to apologise to you for this issue."

"We have already started the process whereby a corrected version is to be manufactured and will ensure that all customers have their copies replaced. Unfortunately this will take 8-10 weeks (simply because of the time required to manufacture new cards). We will update you with what you will need to do to get a replacement game, as soon as this has been determined.”" [ [http://gonintendo.com/?p=6805 GoNintendo » Blog Archive » Bubble Bobble Revolution DS production issues confirmed *UPDATE*- What are you waiting for? ] ]

However, the company has not recalled the game from store shelves, and the official site makes no mention of this issue. [ [http://www.codemasters.com/games/?gameid=2070 Language Select ] ]

IGN also mentioned the bug on their review of the game. [ [http://ds.ign.com/articles/737/737770p1.html IGN review] ]

A recent press release from Codemasters confirms that replacement games are ready and will also include a copy of Rainbow Islands Revolution. [http://www.pressthebuttons.com/2007/02/bubble_trouble_.html]

References

External links

* [http://ds.ign.com/articles/637/637872p1.html IGN reports on "Dual Screen Bub and Bob"]
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* [http://www.codemasters.com/games/?gameid=2070 codemasters.com game page]